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title: "11 Want Mayor Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [I want to be mayor, but I don’t need to be mayor. I’m not a career politician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-murphy/i-want-to-be-mayor-but-i-don-t-need-to-be-mayor-i-m-not-a-career/)

[Dick Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/dick-murphy-46682_career-politicians_i-want-to-be-mayor-but-i-don-t-need-to-b_411806.jpg)

> [I don't want to be the mayor of New Jersey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-don-t-want-to-be-the-mayor-of-new-jersey/)

[Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/brian-fallon-4966_jersey_i-don-t-want-to-be-the-mayor-of-new-jers_670992.jpg)

> [I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-washington/i-want-to-be-a-mayor-who-helped-really-helped/)

[Harold Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/harold-washington-32200_helped_i-want-to-be-a-mayor-who-helped-really-h_2696602.jpg)

> [I want to be mayor of the world. Don't give me too much money or too much power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sixto-rodriguez/i-want-to-be-mayor-of-the-world-don-t-give-me-too-much-money-or-too/)

[Sixto Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sixto-rodriguez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/sixto-rodriguez-4946_give-me_i-want-to-be-mayor-of-the-world-don-t-gi_792832.jpg)

> [I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-koch/i-love-being-the-mayor-i-want-to-be-the-mayor-forever/)

[Ed Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-koch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/532/ed-koch-7928_forever_i-love-being-the-mayor-i-want-to-be-the_8222.jpg)

> [“I want to be the mayor of a small town. A small town I populated entirely with my seed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-want-to-be-the-mayor-of-a-small-town-a-small-town-i-populated/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/jarod-kintz-2_small-town_i-want-to-be-the-mayor-of-a-small-town-a_2221602.jpg)

> [It's my favorite place in the world. I want to live there. I want to be the mayor of Skokie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-povitsky/it-s-my-favorite-place-in-the-world-i-want-to-live-there-i-want-to-be/)

[Esther Povitsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-povitsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/esther-povitsky-5830_live_it-s-my-favorite-place-in-the-world-i-wa_2011044.jpg)

> [Mayor de Blasio said that whenever he goes to a Yankee game he gets sick and tired of people booing and giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/mayor-de-blasio-said-that-whenever-he-goes-to-a-yankee-game-he-gets/)

[David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/david-letterman-378_booing_mayor-de-blasio-said-that-whenever-he-go_2533368.jpg)

> [I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-petersen/i-want-to-live-and-work-in-chicago-for-the-rest-of-my-life-you-know/)

[William Petersen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-petersen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/william-petersen-18345_chicago_i-want-to-live-and-work-in-chicago-for-t_922926.jpg)

> [You can bring people together around the issue of economic fairness. I don't want to be a mayor that goes into one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sal-albanese/you-can-bring-people-together-around-the-issue-of-economic-fairness-i/)

[Sal Albanese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sal-albanese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/sal-albanese-28735_another_you-can-bring-people-together-around-the_1408639.png)

> [I know New Yorkers are gonna vote for a candidate - me - who has the longest record of delivering for them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-quinn/i-know-new-yorkers-are-gonna-vote-for-a-candidate-me-who-has-the/)

[Christine Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-quinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/christine-quinn-10422_candidate_i-know-new-yorkers-are-gonna-vote-for-a_1959729.png)

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